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OPERATIONAL SECURITY
Started by Retired Navy. Last reply by Linda73164 May 14, 2013. 2 Replies 5 Likes
USS San Antonio deployment 2013
Started by teresa. Last reply by CyndiH Proud Mom Of Robbie May 10, 2013. 9 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by JuJu Ship 10 DIV 266 on August 8, 2013 at 1:03pm
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I will never, ever forget it! And I know all of you proud moms know EXACTLY how I felt!...We need to be here for each other!
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Welcome CyndiH! I have to tell you that when my son was in bootcamp, our mom's group helped me soooooo much! Do you guys remember getting the box of clothes? O.M.G.....And then the change in our sons? Seeing my son after his graduation from bootcamp was like the first time I saw him after giving birth.
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Comment by CyndiH Proud Mom Of Robbie on August 8, 2013 at 12:49pm
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We can only trust in God to return our baby(s) safely. Thank you all for your prayers too.
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THANK YOU GOLDENG8R! MUUUAAHH ! YOU MADE MY DAY!
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Hugs to all moms today...God knows I could use one today. People that don't have kids in the military just cannot grasp what we go through missing our kids.....I am fortunate enough to have four sons ,and I just cannot even imagine having my one and only baby out there! Extra love going out to those moms! Try and have a beautiful day....I will picture the USS SAN ANTONIO covered with the white light of the holy spirit, with TOTAL PROTECTION!!!!!!!
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Comment by Linda73164 on August 8, 2013 at 10:15am
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Oh...not liking that article at all. :-(
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Comment by Helen, T-man's mom on August 8, 2013 at 12:04am
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Hi CyndiH, welcome to the group! Lots of great support here.
Teresa - lucky you to get a package. That is so awesome and thoughtful and cool.
As far as cranking goes, my son did 3 months as an E4. He's now an E5. He's a CTT and works directly below the bridge.
I know I've been kinda absent from this page and I will be again until September. I"ll be taking care of my aunt again so my parents can have a break. Nothing. To. Do. There. No internet. Daughter(18) and niece(19) are going to die a slow death with that one. lol They're going with me. hahaha Have a great August everyone and I'll be back in September!!!
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CIC is the bridge... I think. It stands for Combat Information Center. O.S. stands for Operational Specialist, which runs the radars and figures the firing solutions and the Navigation of the ship. Being in I.T. i'm sure my son knows yours. My son is also interested in I.T. and it's what he wants to do when he starts college next year. My nephew is also an I.T. in the Navy as well. He really likes it.
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Teresa, my son flew over beginning of May. He is Navy IT. He hasn't had crank duty as far as I know. He loves his job. Cogratulations on your daughters wedding. It may be our sons are working near each other. I do not know cic of ship?
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Hi Cyndi,, yes; our son graduated A school last year and this is his first deployment. He spent the first six weeks doing crank duty. Which; they tell me all sailors have to go through who are enlisted as an E-3 or below. Crank duty is working in the galley. But his rate is OS and that is what he is doing now in the CIC of the ship but he is still learning and he tells us he will be attending more schools once the ship returns to base.We have our son who is 19 and then a daughter who is 21 and about to get married.You mentioned your son flew into Bahrain? Is he a Marine or a pilot for one of their helicopters they have on the ship?
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